Cigarette-making device



Jan. 29 1924.

- 1,481,979 w. e. BOONZAIER CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE Filed Nov. 22 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 29 1924. 1,481,979

w. G. BOONZAIER 0 CIGARETTE MAKING DEVI GE Filed Nov. 22. 192 0 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 29, l9242.

'tjhlttE s r ps CIGARETTE-MAKING DFVICE.

Application filed November 22,1920. SerialNo. 425,688.

To all whom it may comer-ni I Be it known that I, y W ILHELM Gonna:

BoONZAIE-R, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 1'1 Bramfield Road, New Wandsworth, London, S. WV. 11, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Making Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved device for making cigarettes and refers more particularly to a simple cigarette makerthat may be carried in the users pocket or tobacco pouch.

The object of this invention is a device of the kind described with which a perfect cigarette may be made in a few seconds with the minimum of trouble and without wasting tobacco, and which device can be manufactured cheaply and be of lasting service.

riccordingto this invention, the. cigarette maker comprises two separable semi-cylindrical members forming half tubes each halt tube having at one end a guide block or member providing a semi-circular slot adapted to receive the end of the other half tube to secure the two halftubes together to form acomplete tube closed at both ends.

For example each part maybe composed of a longitudinal half-section of a tube having a block or plate fixed in or forming part of one of its ends and having its other end or point suitably pointed and rounded so that the point of one part may enter easily into i a slot or loop formed in or over the block or plate at the end of the other part, which said loop is preferably formed'by arranging a strap-or. collari reely over the said block and securing it to the underside of the said tube, the diameter of the said block beingequal to the internal diameter a half tube, formed by stamping, and Fig of the said tube. a

Or the saidhalt tubes may be stamped and pressed, the said stamping having integral therewith at one endla lug with a semi circular slot or 1 recess representing respectively the said block and loop or slot, which said slotted lug may be turned over in pressing to form a substitute for the said block and loop with equally satisfactory results and at less cost.

It is preferred to make the onesaid part or hall tube slightly longer thanits-mate.

To make a cigarette a charge of tobacco is placed in one of the members, then the other member is placed over it and the point of one member inserted in the corresponding slot in the block or end 0f the other member, whereby the two half tubes are clamped to- "gether, these saidpointsbeing held in opposite directions, The two half tubes are then pressed into the said "slots or loops, at g each end, and any tobacco protruding along the junction edges of the said tubes is cut cit" by rolling the tubebetween the fingersjwhere' by the sharp edges of the half tubes sever the projectinfthreads of tobacco, or the latter is simply the pouch. a

Thefsaid points being thus secured in the said loops,.a complete tube is now formed between the said straps or collars, which tube is fully charged with tobacco and of a length equal to or sl ghtly in excess of that of a clgarette paper which is now wrapped and gummed round the tube, after which the half tubes are taken bytheir collars and drawnasunder, the empty one being first scraped off by the nailinto withdrawn, and the completed perfectlyv made cigarette can then be removed from the other member,

The invention will now be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings,

which show several examples of cigarette makingtubes according to this invention.

Figure 1 shows the two half tubes, with a charge of tobacco in one or" the tub'es,,the

point of which is shown asbeingjust inserted in the slot of the other tube.

' 'Figure 2 is a section on the line ab"of Figurel, and Figure 5 is a section on the line cd of Figure .1.

Figured shows the two half tubes secured together, and the tobacco, charge slightly compressed longitudinally, Figure ,5 being a section onthe line c--f of Figure 4. I

Figure 6 shows the stop end of part of from such stamping. Figure 10 shows a IilOCtlfiQd form of half tubes, and Figure 11 shows the two half tubes about'to be Socured together, v

Figure 12 shows this form of cigarette maker assembled with a charge of tobacco a,

in the tube,'and a cigarette paper wrapped aroundthe outside of the tube.

Figure 13 shows a modified form of stop or cap for-one end of this cigarette maker.

Beferring'first to Figures 1 to 5, the coni i of itsends ajsmallqcylindricalblockgor plug ,8, and a surrounding circular collar 4, the

struction of myinventionrtherein illustrated, as will be seen, consists substantiallyof two separate half tubes, 1, 2, each hav1ng'at-one'- collar, plug and tube bein securedgtogeth'er by rivets 5 (Figure 4:). V s the part l (or 2) is onlysemi-circular-incross section, a

"to receive the free end thereof. Foi-fthe puras shown particularly in igures Q andTB. This slotcorrespondsin shape and size to of the half tubes into the slots, these'ends semi-circular slot or space 6 will be formed between the plug, 3' and .the inner surface of the c'ollar .4, when the latter is fitted in position "over thehalf tube and plug,

the half tube l (or'i2) -and isgpfoizided pose of. facilitating ,the entry offthei. ends are preferably .rounded 'oiffor; pointed as shown inthe" drawings. One or both ofjthe plugs maybe provided with a knobfii To make a cigarette, oneofthe half tubes i is charged with tobacco, which [is pressed tube.

half tubesf to compressthejchargeglongi- 'tu l el y t a lengt a ewe a ile i-t e "the? lengthgofthe cigarette i desired, as fthe charge expands somewhat longitl'idinally ,firmly into the channel as shown inf Figure 1. The other half tube isthen placed, inverted, over the charged half tube, and the point of the latter is inserted into the: slot v6 or" the former. The point of the' upper half tube is then brought intoiline with the slot ofjtheunder"half tube, and the two parts are thenpress'ed together (Eigure 4). Thecharge of tobacco isfthus compacted both circumi'ferenti'a lly' andalso, *at itsiends. Ajisheetlof cigarette,"paper 7 is then wrapped; round the tnbei formedy by th two ha f tube ,v aind i edge, mo st ne and preSSed',down. flhe empty halfjtube is. then'withdrawn' longitudinally, leaving theftobacco charge between the half tube 2 and the upper partjof the lcigarette paper The paperjtube anddts' tobacco charge is thenjslid jo'fi' the ,half ,tub e :2, and the cigarette is complete.

Inorder .to, cause/the tobacco charge to fill but not to unduly ,projectifrom the ends of the; paper tube,f it is preferable beforefjthe cigarette fpaper is wrappedroundfthe two when the half tubes are removed.

" "In "the, modificationfshown inlFiguresfi and '7. each 'h alfhand its fblocklor' end is ,formed' from a single stamping, ithe "end 2 being bent up at a'right angle Klfigui'f?) and soldered, if necessary, The[ slot 7 6 formed in this end piece receives theend of the otheiflhalf tube.

In'the construction shown in'flligures 8 and 9, the body 2 is bent into, a semi circular channel and the, extension? is folded, over to form, with the end era, a coin lete: tube (Eigure and thdfiep 2* isliiolde finwards to constitute a block or closure for the "chan- 1 enter half tube.

a correspon'dingendhaving a projecting pin adapted toengage in the bore 3" as shown" in Figure: 11. To secure the other ends'of the twoh'a-lf tubes 1,2,,together when placed one over theother, I employ aQcapIS, consisting of acyl-indric'al cup having a cyl ndrical block or plug secured th'ere'1n ..of such diameter as to leave C11- c'ular slot or passage between the circumference of the block and the inner surface of. the cup. ,'When the two half tubes are engaged together, after charging the t0- bacco the cap is fitted over the ends of the half tubes 1, 2 and holds them securely in place. A sheet of cigarettepaper is tlien wrapped round the tube, the cap removed, one of the half tubes withdrawn and the formedcigarette-then removed from the The cap 8 is preferably secured to itshalf'tube.by means of a light [chain 9.

igure 13 shows a modifiedform oicap, 8 being ajshort tube, and? 8 its filling In ,which is screwed orfitted' tightly into the endofthe'tube, 6 istheslot to receive-the *ends ofthe member 1,12. fThe advantage of this formover that shown in Figure" 11 is that if any tobacco gets lodged in the slot 6,;it .can' easily be removed-by detaching :the pl ugiromfthetube, "Or the collar may bejfpierced laterally with three or. more "holesfithrough which tobacco which may have: become lodged 'in the slot will be "'ej ected when the collaris rotated. .ZIn-its simplest. or most elenientaryiform the device may-,consi'stof two half-tubes the ends of which are preferably bevelledqor rounded off and two removable caps or collars adapted to receive and hold the ends of 'the half tubes. These caps "mayberwith or without filling plugs, "the advantage' of the plugs beingithat they enable a slight longitudinal compression of the chargedto be made and a somewhat firmer cigarette to be produced. What Iclaim'and desire toprotect by Let ters Patentisz 15A cigarette making device comprising.

, two edgewisely separable semi-cylindrical memb ers, each member; having at one end vclosuregguidef part provided With a slot adaptedf to fsl'idably-receive the end of the other'memberto secure the two semi-cylindrical members adjustably together to form a complete tube closed at both ends.

2. A device for making cigarettes as set forth in claiming clause 1, in which one of the guide parts consists of a short cylindrical block fitted into the end'of a half tube and a cylindrical ring or collar surrounding said block, the collar and block and tube being rigidly secured together.

3. A device for making cigarettes consisting of two similar semi-cylindrical members, each having a closing guide part at one of its ends, the open end of one semicylindi'ical member being adapted to pass through the closing member of the other semi-cylindrical member, so that the two assembled semi-cylindrical members forming a complete tube can be reciprocated one upon the other for assembling or disassembling or Y compressing the filler.

4c. A device for making cigarettes as set forth in claim 1 in which the guide part in each half tube fits closely the contour of the end of the complementary half tube when they are assembled together and acts cylindrical closure-device at one end, each closure-device being provided with an opening to slidably receive and guide the semicylindrical end of the other member, whereby when the longitudinal edges of the two semi-cylindrical body portions are brought together they form a complete tube and the semi-cylindrical end of each member may be slid into and out of the opening in the closure-device of the other member to thus not only hold the semi-cylindrical body parts together while being rolled in the hands but also to permit the filler to be endwisely compressed before the members are endwisely removed from the paper cigarette wrapper.

6. A cigarette-making appliance embodying two members each of which has a semicylindrical body portion and a closure-device at oneend having a semi-cylindrical opening adapted to slidably receive the semicylindrical end of the other member, these semi-cylindrical ends of the members be ing each tapered to permit ready insertion 1 into its companion opening, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILHELM sonar BOONZAIER.

Witnesses: ARTHUR JAMES CADMAN, HAROLD DOUGLAS ELKINGTON. 

